Chords of: An Ocean Of Strange Islands by: Nightwish. (A, D, Dm, Gm) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“An Ocean Of Strange Islands” by Nightwish is in D Major and runs at about 91 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 58 different chords across 225 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, D, Dm, Gm.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 9:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → F → Fm → Dm → Dm7 → Dm → Dm7 → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:32 | 17% |
| Dm | 1:28 | 16% |
| Gm | 1:01 | 11% |
| F | 0:37 | 7% |
| Fm | 0:27 | 5% |
| Dm7 | 0:23 | 4% |
| Am | 0:21 | 4% |
| D7 | 0:21 | 4% |
Fm – Eb – Fm – Gm7b5/F – Abmaj7 – Fm – F – Fm – C#/E# – Eb/F – Dm – C – Dm7 – Dm – C/D – Dm7 – C – G/D – Dm – D – Gm – E6 – Dm – Fm – Eb – Fm – E – Dm – Gm – A – Fm – Eb – Fm – Emaj7 – C – Dm – C – Dm7 – Dm – C – Dm – F – C – D7 – G/D – Dm – G/D – A/B – …
